Total births
104
Girls' name · since 1913
Lillan
Lillan has 104 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 104
- total births
- 1913–2015
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Lillan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 104 have been recorded since 1913.
Lillan has 104 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2015.
- 104 total births
- 1913–2015 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
104 girls have been named Lillan since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2015.
- 104
- total births
- 1913–2015
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Lillan was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
9 babies were named Lillan in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Lillan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lillan splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lillan at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Lillan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2015
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Lillan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lillan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lillan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lillan? ▼
104 babies have been named Lillan since 1913. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Lillan most popular? ▼
Lillan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lillan been used? ▼
Lillan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 103 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lillan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lillan's data
- Lillan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lillan
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lillan: Baby Name Since 1913 - 104 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lillan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lillan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.